Legalizing Medical Marijuana Doesn't Increase Teen Use (Another) Study Finds

NORML | November 9, 2017 NEW YORK, NY — The enactment of medical marijuana laws is not associated with any increase in marijuana use by those ages 12 to 25, and is not associated with any increase in problematic cannabis use by any age groups, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Prevention Science. Investigators at Columbia University assessed marijuana use …

Northern Michigan University Receives Grant to Purchase Cannabis Testing Instrument

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, providers of cannabis testing instruments, has awarded a grant to Northern Michigan University for the purchase of a triple quadrupole liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer for students enrolled in NMU’s medicinal plant chemistry program. The device is widely used in the cannabis industry, screening for pesticides and analyzing mycotoxins. “Over the last few years, the medicinal cannabis industry …

Survey: More Than One in Five Military Vets Uses Marijuana Medicinally

NORML | November 11, 2017 INDIANAPOLIS, IN — More than one in five military veterans engage in the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes, according to nationwide survey data conducted on behalf of The American Legion. The American Legion is the largest veterans’ advocacy organization in the United States. Twenty-two percent of respondents said they “use cannabis to treat a mental or physical condition.” Thirty-nine …

Arizona Attorney Fighting to Reduce MMJ Patient ID Fees

Arizona attorney Sean Berberian is asking the state Court of Appeals to force the Department of Health to reduce the $150 identification card fee patients must pay to access the state’s medical cannabis program, according to a Capitol Media Services report. Berberian argues that the fee is more than the Health Department needs to administer the program and that Gov. …

New York Finally Adds PTSD as Qualifying Condition for Medical Marijuana

Approximately 8 million adults suffer from PTSD, including many military veterans. (WikiMedia Commons/USMC) TJ Baker | November 12, 2017 ALBANY, NY — On Veterans Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that will finally allow patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to access medical marijuana in New York. The bill (A.7006/S.5629), which was passed by the legislature earlier …

Former Berkeley, California MMJ Commissioner Sentenced to Prison for Fraud, Corruption

The former chair of the Berkeley Medical Cannabis Commission, Daniel Rush, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for money laundering and fraud that occurred between 2010 and 2015. Rush also served as an organizing coordinator for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union’s unofficial cannabis division. The sentence, which also includes three years of supervised release and a …

NORML Needs Your Help to Protect Patients from Jeff Sessions

Erik Altieri | November 15, 2017 During a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions admitted his Department of Justice would be required to abide by budget amendments that restrict their use of funding to go after state-legal medical marijuana programs. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) grilled Sessions on a number of his Reefer Madness talking points including his comments stating marijuana …

Georgia Marijuana Reform: HR 36 & HB 645

Posted by Jason Draizin on 11/13/2017 in Medical Marijuana The state of Georgia could be joining 29 other states and Washington, D.C., in the legalization of medical marijuana. Since the passing of House Bill 1 in 2014, the state has allowed patients with eight specific medical conditions to possess medical marijuana oil without prosecution. Six more conditions were added to …

AG Jeff Sessions Confirms Obama-Era Cannabis Policies Still in Effect

Attorney General Jeff Sessions — a notorious prohibitionist and medical cannabis skeptic — confirmed today that the Department of Justice is continuing to honor federal cannabis policies that were put into effect under the Obama Administration. According to a Forbes report by cannabis journalist Tom Angell, Sessions told members of Congress during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing today that, “Our …

Marijuana and the NFL | Marijuana Doctors

Posted by Jason Draizin on 11/14/2017 in Medical Marijuana There is no doubt professional football players deal with a lot of pain. Despite their physical conditioning, NFL players push their bodies to perform, sometimes beyond their capabilities. Players often suffer muscle strains and sprains, bumps and bruises or the occasional concussion. During a typical NFL career, a professional player consumes …